During the Christmas season, many teachers like to decorate their classrooms with fun bulletin boards that celebrate the holiday. But why not use math activities as bulletin board ideas? In this blog post, we will give you three fun math activities that can also be turned into eye-catching bulletin boards for your classroom!
So, without further ado, here are three fun activities for math that turn into Christmas bulletin boards:
Activity # 1: Number Line Holiday Lights
Equivalent Fraction Holiday Lights can be used to create a fun and festive bulletin board display! This activity is perfect for 3rd and 4th grade because it helps them practice basic understanding of fractions on a number line and plotting equivalent fractions. Plus, it’s a great way to get them into the holiday spirit!
To get started, make a number line on your display board. All you need is a big black line to the lighting wire and a few sparse lightbulbs to identify the major benchmark fractions. Then let kids decorate holiday lights, label them with a fraction, and place the light in the right location on the number line light string. Here’s a free numbers and multiples wall display that you can post to help your students find equivalent fractions.
Not teaching equivalent fractions? No worries. You can easily adapt this activity for any concept that uses a number line!
Activity # 2: Holiday Gylphs
Holiday glyphs are another fun math activity that can be used to create a bulletin board display! These activities are perfect for helping your practice the concepts you’re just in the middle of teaching or a concept you really want them to review before they go on break for a couple of weeks. The finished products are sure to add some holiday cheer to your hallways displays without sacrificing valuable practice opportunities. Check out all the math concepts options offered for these glyphs!
Activity # 3: Make a Geometree
Geometree is the last fun math activity that can be used to create a bulletin board display! This activity is quick and easy. It’s also perfect for helping your students practice geometry vocabulary and skills. It’s as simple as it sounds. Cut out 3 slightly different-sized green triangles to be the branches of the tree and a brown rectangle for the trunk of the tree. Then let your students decorate the tree with one rule: Every ornament that goes on the tree must be made from geometric shapes. Have students label the shapes before adding them to the tree. The finished product is a festive holiday tree to brighten your classroom or hallways!
We hope you enjoyed these fun math activities that can also be used as Christmas bulletin boards! Be sure to try them out in your own classroom and let us know how it goes! Merry Christmas!
P.S. Check out this blog post if you’re looking for a few tips to help with classroom management during the holidays.